December 8, 2020

Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021 – report

Fitch sees mining and metals capital expenditure improving in 2021, compared with 2020.

December 7, 2020

Glencore’s succession isn’t over yet

Glasenberg’s exit hasn’t been the brutal Darwinian process he so often predicted.

December 4, 2020

Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO

Announcement came as the Swiss firm revealed an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

December 3, 2020

Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices

New research report has a warning for electric carmakers about the direction of battery prices without incentives to build new mines.

December 3, 2020

Mining for the green economy is still dirty work

The world’s top producer of refined nickel and palladium is dealing with the aftermath of a devastating Arctic fuel leak that resulted in a record $2 billion levy.

December 1, 2020

Mining supercycle talk back as copper, iron ore prices surge to 7-year highs

Goldman Sachs predicts "structural bull market" for commodities similar to 2000s as rising demand, green energy investment combine with chronic undersupply.

December 1, 2020

SSR tables study on Copler production scenarios, adds flotation circuit

Intermediate producer has released an independent ‘Master Plan study’ for the company’s 80%-held Copler district in Turkey.

December 1, 2020

Nornickel to sell less palladium, nickel than it produces in 2020 – head of sales

Demand has risen since a slump caused by the first wave of the pandemic, but is unlikely to reach its pre-crisis level until 2022.

December 1, 2020

Scotgold pours first gold at Scotland’s only commercial mine

Commercial production at Cononish mine will begin in early 2021.

November 29, 2020

Cobalt demand from battery industry expected to grow in the next five years – report

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says that positive sentiment around battery demand for cobalt chemicals is outweighing the bearish sentiment around metal demand from traditional markets.